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| New laws could allow criminals not to go to prison |
| By fox28.com- Faran Fronczak |
| Published: 06/24/2014 |
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ELKHART - In one week, criminals could be serving shorter prison sentences, or possibly no jail time at all. That's because the state has re-defined the level of felonies along with their penalties. The State of Indiana has slammed down the hammer after reviewing the prison sentences for six types of felonies. The state has made adjustments to the number of years a criminal could spend behind bars. "For violent crimes like rape, murder, those penalties actually increased the amount of time folks will spend in jail," says Attorney Stan Wruble. Starting July 1st, criminals charged in a murder case, rape case, or a class one felony could face up to 55 years in jail, and serve 75-percent of their sentence. Compared to 2012, when a criminal could serve just 50-percent of the sentence. "What the law in general does, it decreases the penalties for drug offenses. Giving [drug offenders] treatment so they can be productive members of society is in my mind a better use of our resources, " says Wruble, who deals with criminal cases on a daily basis. Read More. |
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